Enter the Dragon (1973)
Bruce Lee: Lee
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Quotes
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Lee : [Lao approaches Lee; both bow] Kick me.
[Lao looks confused]
Lee : Kick me.
[Lao attempts kick]
Lee : What was that? An exhibition? We need emotional content. Try again.
[Lao tries again, but with more aggression]
Lee : I said "emotional content". Not anger! Now try again... with me.
[Lao tries again and succeeds]
Lee : That's it! How did it feel to you?
Lao : Let me think...
[Lee smacks his head]
Lee : Don't think. FEEL! It is like a finger pointing away to the moon.
[Lee looks at Lao, who is looking at the finger; Lee smacks him again]
Lee : Don't concentrate on the finger, or you will miss all that heavenly glory. Do you understand?
[Lao bows; Lee smacks him again]
Lee : Never take your eyes off your opponent... even when you bow.
[Lao bows again, this time keeping his eyes on Lee]
Lee : That's it.
[Lao walks away; opening credits begin]
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[Oharra throws a board in the air and smashes it with his fist]
Lee : [smiles] Boards don't hit back.
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Parsons : What's your style?
Lee : My style? You can call it the art of fighting without fighting.
Parsons : The art of fighting without fighting? Show me some of it.
Lee : Later.
[Parsons grabs Lees shoulder as he turns away]
Lee : Don't you think we need more room?
Parsons : Where else?
Lee : That island, on the beach. We can take this boat.
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[first lines]
Lee : Teacher?
Shaolin Abbott : I see your talents have gone beyond the mere physical level. Your skills are now at the point of spiritual insight. I have several questions. What is the highest technique you hope to achieve ?
Lee : To have no technique.
Shaolin Abbott : Very good. What are your thoughts when facing an opponent ?
Lee : There is no opponent.
Shaolin Abbott : And why is that ?
Lee : Because the word "I" does not exist.
Shaolin Abbott : So, continue...
Lee : A good fight should be like a small play, but played seriously. A good martial artist does not become tense, but ready. Not thinking, yet not dreaming. Ready for whatever may come. When the opponent expands, I contract. When he contracts, I expand. And when there is an opportunity, I do not hit. It hits all by itself.
Shaolin Abbott : Now, you must remember: the enemy has only images and illusions behind which he hides his true motives. Destroy the image and you will break the enemy. The "it" that you refer to is a powerful weapon easily misused by the martial artist who deserts his vows. For centuries now, the code of the Shaolin Temple has been preserved. Remember, the honor of our brotherhood has been held true. Tell me now the Shaolin Commandment number 13.
Lee : A martial artist has to take responsibility for himself and accept the consequences of his own doing.
Shaolin Abbott : [sighs] I'm ashamed to tell you now. Among all the Shaolin men I have taught, there is one who has turned the ways of knowledge and strength to his own base ends. He had perverted all we hold sacred. His name is Han. In defiance of all our beliefs... he has brought disgrace to the Shaolin Temple. So... it is now for you to reclaim our lost honor.
Lee : Yes, I understand.
Shaolin Abbott : There is a man here. You will go to him.
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[last lines - theatrical version]
Lee : You have offended my family, and you have offended the Shaolin temple.
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Lee : Why doesn't somebody pull out a .45 and, bang, settle it?
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[Lee is at his mother's gravesite]
Lee : You will not agree with what I'm going to do. It is contrary to all that you have taught me, and all that Su Lin believed. I must leave. Please try to find a way to forgive me.
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Braithwaite : We believe he selects attractive girls, methodically builds their dependence on drugs, then sells them to an elite clientele around the world.
Lee : [referring to a stewardess found at the harbor] What did the autopsy reveal as the cause of death?
Braithwaite : She did not drown.
Lee : She OD'd?
Braithwaite : Umm...
[checks his folder and puts on his reading glasses]
Braithwaite : Er, yes. Cause of death was, uh, heroin overdose.
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Braithwaite : Hello Mr. Lee. My name's Braithwaite.
Lee : Hello Mr. Braithwaite.
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Braithwaite : Mr. Lee, I've come to talk to you about a tournament of martial arts. A tournament to which you've already received an invitation. Specifically, the tournament organized by Mr. Han.
Lee : [nodding thoughtfully] Han's tournament.
Braithwaite : I know, I know, I know. But we'd very much like you to attend THAT particular tournament, Mr. Lee.
Lee : "We", Mr. Braithwaite?
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[first lines - theatrical version]
Braithwaite : Hello, Mr. Lee. My name is Braithwaite.
Lee : Hello, Mr. Braithwaite.
Braithwaite : I've come to speak to you about a matter of great importance.
Lee : Have some tea.
Braithwaite : Yes, indeed.
